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Overview
This is a website I designed for a local business. The main goal was simply to establish an Online presence. It was a challenge to design a site for a repair shop because there aren’t products for sale and rates are based on each job but I think it was a success overall.
Design Elements
Explanation
I based my color choices off of some of there already existing marketing materials. I tried to minimize the number of colors used given how striking they already are.
I chose Gill Sans Bold for most of the text due to its excellent readability and the fact that its very web friendly. Then to contrast the boldness of gill sans I chose Orbitron. I think it gives a nice industrial feel with out being to robotic or blocky. I also think it goes really well with the logo due to all the line work.
Concept
Home Page
This is the home page of the website. I started with a big call to action to try to get more business. After that I put a slide show showing the property and business, followed by a Google map and the business hours.
Services Page
For the Services page I started out with a picture of the businesses service truck because one of the big selling points is the fact that they are able to travel to a work site when necessary. Following that are lists of services offered and a map.
About Us Page
On the About Us page I wrote a short description of the business which is as follows:
“Hanks Welding and Repair has been repairing trucks and equipment here in Vernon county since 2004. Although we are a relatively new business we have over 30 years of experience behind us. Chances are if you have a problem we've seen it and we know how to fix it. In 2015 we took steps to increase productivity in building our own shop, as seen below. In doing this we are now capable of providing quality work for half the hourly rate of any big city shops.”
I followed that up with the slide-show showing the property where the business is located and the business hours.
Contact Us Page
The last page on the site is the Contact Us page. I kept this very simple by starting out with a link for the phone number followed by a link to the location and a map.
